THEY’VE

Meaning of THEY’VE in English

They’ve is the usual spoken form of ‘they have’, especially when ‘have’ is an auxiliary verb.

The worst thing is when you call friends and ~ gone out.

Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012

GIVEN — I. COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES at a given moment (= at any particular time ) ▪ There was no variety …
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CONFLICT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bitter conflict ▪ The stage is set for a bitter conflict with trade …
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COMPILE — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES compile a list formal (= write a list ) ▪ They’ve compiled a list of …
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CHASE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a car chase ▪ The best bit in the movie was the car chase …
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BOMB — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bomb attack (= usually intended to achieve a political aim ) ▪ Animal …
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BE — I. auxiliary verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a baby is born ▪ Let me know as soon as the baby …
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YOUNG — INDEX: 1. young 2. younger than someone else 3. a brother or sister who is younger than you 4. a …
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WORK HARD — INDEX: 1. to work hard 2. to work extremely hard 3. to work too hard 4. someone who works hard …
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SENTENCE — INDEX: 1. a word or group of words 2. a sentence or part of a sentence 3. a phrase or …
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ACCUSTOMED TO — INDEX: 1. to be used to something 2. something that you are used to 3. to gradually become used to …
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UNUSUAL — INDEX: 1. not what usually happens 2. unusually good or impressive 3. so unusual that nothing like it has ever …
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UNFRIENDLY — INDEX: 1. not friendly 2. when someone prefers not to be with other people 3. when relationships are unfriendly 4. …
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UNFORTUNATELY — INDEX: 1. when you wish that something had not happened or was not true 2. something that you wish had …
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TIME — INDEX: what time is it? 1. when you ask what time it is 2. ways of saying what time it …
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TEST — INDEX: test/exam 1. a test of your knowledge or skill 2. to do a test or exam 3. to do …
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STAY — INDEX: 1. to stay in a place and not leave it 2. to stay in the same job, school etc …
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STORE — INDEX: 1. a shop 2. different types of shop 3. big shops 4. a lot of shops together in one …
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SEX — INDEX: relating to being male or female 1. male or female 2. places for people of both sexes 3. for …
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SEPARATE — INDEX: 1. not together 2. to separate something into two or more parts 3. to become separated into two different …
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SEND — INDEX: 1. to send a letter, message, parcel etc 2. to send something to someone after it has come to …
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SAVE — INDEX: save money 1. to save money 2. to have money you have saved 3. the money you have saved …
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RICH — INDEX: 1. having a lot of money or possessions 2. extremely rich 3. having a lot of money now, but …
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RESULT — INDEX: 1. the result of a game, competition, election etc 2. something that happens or exists because of something else …
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RELATIONSHIP — INDEX: 1. the relationship between two people or groups 2. to have a good relationship 3. to have a bad …
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PROMISE — INDEX: 1. to promise something 2. a promise 3. what you say when you promise something 4. to do what …
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PROBLEM — INDEX: 1. something that causes difficulties 2. something that makes you feel worried or unhappy 3. a problem that stops …
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PEACEFUL — INDEX: 1. peaceful 2. a peaceful state or situation 3. a peaceful place RELATED WORDS when there is no war …
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LOT — INDEX: large amount or number 1. a large amount of something 2. a large number of things or people 3. …
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INCREASE — INDEX: numbers or amounts increase 1. to increase 2. when numbers or amounts are increasing 3. to increase a lot …
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ENTER — INDEX: 1. to enter a place 2. to tell someone that they can come into your house, room etc 3. …
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DECORATE — INDEX: 1. to decorate something 2. decorated in a particular way 3. used to decorate something 4. having a lot …
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NOT CHANGE — INDEX: to become different 1. to become different 2. to change all the time or often 3. often changing or …
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